Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
37
17
17
26
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:11PM1.69m
10:20AM1.60m
10:52PM1.68m
11:04AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.18m
4:27PM0.17m
5:02AM0.15m
5:10PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
9
14
15
12
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
7
7
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
6
9
9
6
6
5
5
6
5
7
6
3
1
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